2013....

[christopher]

Originally Posted by slapguitarer

Glad I"m not the only one who fucking loves this band on here. This is currently AOTY for me. I don't see it moving down for quite a while, if at all. Gonna take a hell of an album to beat this one.

Sweet! I'll check it out soon. I'm still bummed Fall of Efrafa is gone but at least the guys are still making music.

[slapguitarer]

If you haven't already, get their debut, Lapsus. Besides Cormorant's Dwellings, Lapsus was my favorite album of 2011.

[Rocco44]

Originally Posted by christopher

Sweet! I'll check it out soon. I'm still bummed Fall of Efrafa is gone but at least the guys are still making music.

I miss Fall of Efrafa as well. So sad I'll never be able to see them live.

Just so you know, the only member of FOE in Light Bearer is Alex. He writes the lyrics but doesn't compose any of the music.

A couple listens in and I'm a bit disappointed to be honest. Maybe my expectations were too high but I just find this album to be a lot less memorable and epic than Lapsus. The melodies and riffs just fall a little short for me. The length is also a bit taxing and there are a few transitions that seemed abrupt and inorganic. Still top ten for me most likely but probably not aoty like I had hoped for.

[slapguitarer]

I will say it wasn't as epic, but it's because I feel there's a different tone to the record. As where Lapsus was more about betrayal, this seems to be more about Lucifer's vengeance, and the start of the war between him and the false god. He's angry and wants to get his word out and expose the false god's lies. I don't usually think the music is intertwined with lyrics in a lot of metal, but it seems to be with Light Bearer, even if Alex only writes the lyrics.

[MPF]

Top 10 of 2013 as of 2-10-2013:

1.) Steven Wilson- The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)
2.) Incura- Incura
3.) Sons of Aeon- Sons of Aeon
4.) Ancient VVisdom- Deathlike
5.) Portal- Vexovoid
6.) Dreamshade- The Gift Of Life
7.) Bad Religion- True North
8.) Cult Of Luna- Vertikal
9.) Hate- Solarflesh
10.) Mechina- Empyrean

[Spiner202]

I guess if we're doing top 10's already, here's mine

1. Helloween - Straight Out Of Hell
2. Holy Grail - Ride The Void
3. Screamer - Phoenix
4. Stratovarius - Nemesis
5. Mortillery - Origin of Extinction
6. Coldsteel - America Idle (EP)
7. Voivod - Target Earth
8. Astronomikon - Dark Gorgon Rising
9. Hatriot - Heroes of Origin
10. Heavatar - Opus I - All My Kingdoms

I only see the top 4 being anywhere near this list at the end of the year.

[slapguitarer]

1. Light Bearer – Sliver Tongue
2. Fen – Dustwalker
3. Buke and Gase – General Dome
4. My Bloody Valentine – m b v
5. This Town Needs Guns – 13.0.0.0.0
6. Calfironia X – California X
7. Hanging Garden – At Every Door
8. Cult of Luna – Vertikal
9. Voivod – Target Earth
10. Portal - Vexovoid

EPs
1. Grayceon – Pearls and The Ends Of Days
2. The Gates of Slumber – Stormcrow


Singles
1. Children of God – We Set Fire To The Sky
2. Meshuggah – Pitch Black

[BloodoftheKings]

Why not

1. Iceage - You're Nothing
2. Pissed Jeans - Honeys
3. My Bloody Valentine- m b v
4. Tomahawk - Oddfellows
5. Buke and Gase - General Dome
6. Lil B - Pink Flame
7. Cult of Luna - Vertikal
8. Hatebreed - The Divinity of Purpose
9. Comadre - s/t
10. Bad Religion - True North

[XDoomsayerX]

Originally Posted by BloodoftheKings

6. Lil B - Pink Flame

Is this foo that good? When I tried listening to him goddamn does he annoy the shit out of me.

[mastodon421]

Originally Posted by XDoomsayerX

Is this foo that good? When I tried listening to him goddamn does he annoy the shit out of me.

You have to know what your getting into to be honest. Most of the time (such as on Pink Flame), he doesn't take himself seriously and his songs are just hilarious and enjoyable. There are other releases where he raps seriously and he can actually rap pretty damn well. Lil B's style won't stick with everyone, but people like BloodoftheKings and myself are Based 4 Life